Conghaileach
27th September 2003, 17:12
Guerrilla News (http://www.guerrillanews.com/)
Guerrillas of the Week
Editor's Pick, September 22, 2003
"Yes, we are physically able to finish our mission, but mentally and spiritually, we are dying."
These are the words (http://www.sftt.org/cgi-bin/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=Defensewatch%20Special.db&command=viewone&op=t&id=3&rnd=822.5749871135921) of an unnamed Sergeant on duty in Kuwait. Speaking out in the military can be a career-ending move. But increasingly, American troops on the ground in the Gulf and Iraq are sending the message back that they are burnt-out and demoralized. Reservists have it especially hard. They signed up to be part-time warriors whose tours were supposed to be limited to 12 months, now they're facing unprecedented extensions. With a faltering economy back home, many of them face losing the jobs (http://www.sftt.org/cgi-bin/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=FTE.db&command=viewone&op=t&id=5&rnd=106.64817016770034) they counted on being there when they returned. As one reservist recently wrote in an editorial (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/opinion/21KIMM.html) in The New York Times, many are simply calling it quits. It's becoming more apparent everyday that the U.S. military is not designed to fight this type of prolonged guerrilla war - physically or spiritually. This letter from Tim Predmore, a soldier on active duty with the 101st Airborne Division near Mosul, Iraq first published in his hometown Peoria (Ill.) Star Journal, demonstrates that some U.S. soldiers have completely lost faith in the mission
Full Story (http://www.guerrillanews.com/war_on_terrorism/doc2979.html)
Guerrillas of the Week
Editor's Pick, September 22, 2003
"Yes, we are physically able to finish our mission, but mentally and spiritually, we are dying."
These are the words (http://www.sftt.org/cgi-bin/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=Defensewatch%20Special.db&command=viewone&op=t&id=3&rnd=822.5749871135921) of an unnamed Sergeant on duty in Kuwait. Speaking out in the military can be a career-ending move. But increasingly, American troops on the ground in the Gulf and Iraq are sending the message back that they are burnt-out and demoralized. Reservists have it especially hard. They signed up to be part-time warriors whose tours were supposed to be limited to 12 months, now they're facing unprecedented extensions. With a faltering economy back home, many of them face losing the jobs (http://www.sftt.org/cgi-bin/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=FTE.db&command=viewone&op=t&id=5&rnd=106.64817016770034) they counted on being there when they returned. As one reservist recently wrote in an editorial (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/opinion/21KIMM.html) in The New York Times, many are simply calling it quits. It's becoming more apparent everyday that the U.S. military is not designed to fight this type of prolonged guerrilla war - physically or spiritually. This letter from Tim Predmore, a soldier on active duty with the 101st Airborne Division near Mosul, Iraq first published in his hometown Peoria (Ill.) Star Journal, demonstrates that some U.S. soldiers have completely lost faith in the mission
Full Story (http://www.guerrillanews.com/war_on_terrorism/doc2979.html)